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Nuclear Explosions Key To Spotting Fake Art

Posted by Soulskill on from the all-the-more-reason-to-launch-nukes dept.

Socguy writes "A Russian art curator, Elena Basner, is claiming to have a foolproof method for determining whether or not particular paintings have been created since 1945. She claims that isotopes released into the environment by man-made nuclear explosions have found their way into types of the natural oils used to make paints."

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  1. Re:I don't understand "fake art" by entrigant · · Score: 5, Insightful

    It's the difference between owning a piece of history or just wanting something to look at. If you do not understand why someone may want to own a piece of history; why it matters so much that the one you have is the one the artist himself made with his own hands, then there's probably not much point trying to explain it.

  2. Re:Oh, THANKS, Elena Basner.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    You got it backwards. The fraudsters have to use paint that is *less* radioactive than everyday paint. Try to understand the idea before you try to be funny.

  3. Re:I don't understand "fake art" by aussie_a · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How much of history would be lost because we tore down and incorrectly rebuilt some of it?